About three weeks before Comic-Con, players started receiving post cards from the Flynn Lives organization with pictures of Encom games made during Kevin Flynn’s tenure as Encom CEO, and a mysterious black bar.

A simple question on Web Series Network has led to a fairly extensive discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of making distribution deals with sites like Vimeo, FunnyOrDie, EbaumsWorld, Babelgum, Facebook, Blip.tv, DailyMotion, theWB, Crackle, IGN and YouTube. There are some passionate arguments made which you can read for yourself:http://www.webseriesnetwork.com/forum/topics/koldkast-distribution-good-bad

Based on the lives and loves of a group of young lesbians, this series goes between the sheets and into the minds and hearts of unapologetically queer women living in Middle America. Refreshingly non-judgmental and atypical in its embrace of stereotype, with its funny, provocative and controversial storylines, Girl/Girl Scene is a vibrant, vital and honest reflection of today's young lesbian culture.

Created by Tucky Williams, Executive Produced by Nic Brown and Directed by Eric Butts. Starring Kate Moody, Katie Stewart, Joe Elswick, Cyndy Allen and Jackson E. Cofer. With Music by Jane Jensen and Spooky Qs.

"In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order." – Carl Jung

Jessie stirs up trouble when she runs into Evan at a coffee shop. Zoë has problems of her own: her ex-girlfriend comes back into her life just as she’s beginning to build a relationship with Maxine. Jessie comes out to Susan, who doesn’t take it well. Elliott throws a party, and all hell breaks loose.

"The short version is that I’m going to give people permission to republish my articles far and wide, including translating them into other languages. In practical terms this means that I won’t be “protecting” them via copyright anymore."

When Tori misses the first rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet, her best friends check on her, only to find a serene Tori relaxing and taking the day off ala "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", while secretly scared to death realizing she may have made a life changing mistake the previous night.

The camp counselors have disappeared from summer camp leaving Jack, Myrna, Steven and their classmates to survive on their own. Will they get eaten by the monster stalking them or can Jack lead them to safety?

"Lenox Avenue" follows the fast-paced metropolitan lives of Harlemite friends Owen (Thompson, The Royal Tenenbaums/Love Don't Cost A Thing), Sellars (Dorian Missick, The Bounty/Lucky Number Slevin), and Vaughn (Ryan Vigilant, Gossip Girl) as they learn that in relationships even with experience, theres no playbook.

The official Festival cut of The Temp Life as screened at the 2010 Independent Television Awards. Three minute Temp Life season 4 recap followed by the final four episodes of the season edited together without breaks, including the finale with special guest star Illeana Douglas!

Web Files' host, Kristyn Burtt, catches up with bi-coastal, always on-the-go, actor/director/executive producer Al Thompson to discuss two of his recent web series: Johnny B. Homeless, a comedy about a professional couch surfer, and Lenox Avenue, a sexy, slick drama set in new Harlem. There's a lot of talent in the budding empire that is Al Thompson -- check it out so that you can say you knew him when...

The Web Series is called How to Make it on Youtube. Its sort of a Parody on the HBO show How to Make it in America. Its a live action Drama/Comedy Web-Series about a few of High school graduates wanting and trying to get Big on Youtube in 2010. Now that the Youtube is as big as it is now, things are more competitive, and its now harder to get noticed on Youtube. The Story follows the characters on their Journey to Internet stardom and success. The Series will be very realistic and will show the disappointed, and struggle that comes with trying to become a Youtube star today. Some of those struggles include Accounts getting closed or hacked, balancing life and Youtube, and more importantly, trying to get people watching your videos that you worked so hard on. In 2010 trying to become a Youtube success is a full time job, that requires hard work, dedication, networking, and a thick skin. This series is for anyone who has uploaded a Youtube Video, anyone who wants to become a partner, anyone who has put their all into a video and gotten no views, for anyone who would do anything to make it on Youtube. Its a true Underdog Story.

Support this Serieshttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1572600197/how-to-make-it-on-youtube-new-web-series

Hunter Walk talks with Shira Lazar at YouTube. "All of the success we've had is because of the people here."

Hunter is the director of product development at YouTube and gave the keynote speech at VidCon. He discusses YouTube's VidCon announcements: the partner grants program, 4k resolution, and the YouTube editor.

When it comes to emerging media one of the hottest new areas for marketer is augmented reality. Its a digital venue that marketers such as Audi and Ben & Jerrys are all dabbling in and offers some promising retention plays for consumers and brands. For more details on how this marriage of virtual and real world elements words, check out Daisy Whitney's report in this week's episode of the New Media Minute.

Kids Company (also called KidsCo), an organisation that provides practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children, has joined forces with Conpsiracy for Good.

On July 24, Conspiracy for Good held a live event to benefit Kids Company. Together, we asked members of the public to contribute Christmas presents to kids to a unique replica of a brain built by the London based design studio Post Office. The event also promoted Kids Company's Peace of Mind campaign www.kidspeaceofmind.org which uses a virtual online brain to raise £5m to change the way vulnerable children in the UK are supported.

Please visit www.kidspeaceofmind.org for more information about the Peace of Mind project and visit: http://www.kidsco.org.uk/ for more information about Kids Company.

What is Zombie Army? Zombie Army is a rag tag group of renegade actors, artists, technical directors and filmmakers working together to produce one of the largest and most heralded haunted houses in the country, Statesville Haunted Prison. This year, like every year, will be the Army's biggest year yet and there is a lot at stake. Follow this reality show web series as we follow them every step of the way to chronicle the challenges they face. In this pilot episode: Meet the zombies through the proud eyes of their leader John LaFlamboy as he pushes them head first into the season.

While the player community in attendance was less this year and creative minds and industry folk were in relative abundance, all aspects of the ARG/Transmedia genre and community seemed well represented.

Three years ago today, August 3, 2007, Bree Avery was killed in the Season 1 finale of Lonelygirl15.

The fact that it was three years ago (an Era in Internet Time) is highlighted by the fact that the finale was featured (as an exclusive for the 1st day) on "myspace", a formerly popular social networking site you may remember.

Among other highlights, the first "12 in 12" featured a rollicking car chase and crash in the 3rd video of the day.

kellylen: "omg I havent cried this hard in months. maybe even in a year. her voicemail just made me cry so much."

mommydiva: "I literally feel sick to my stomach. Although I have not participated in the forums much.. I have been a loyal LG15 fan since the beginning. I hate that I became so attached to it. God I think I am going to need a flipping therapist. I am crying like a family member died. I just can't believe this...."

tricky-ticky-tavi: "I think today was great....a ton of fun in chat and it was great to see everyone there. That being said, Bree being gone is awful. I felt like she was leaving, but to see it - it was just sad. Things won't be the same here. No matter what comes next, this is lonelygirl15 without the lonelygirl."

The Dark Lord has been defeated! Harry Potter wins! End of story! Right? Not according to Lucius Malfoy and the Death Eaters. They've got a plan to rewrite history and destroy the Boy Who Lived once and for all. So grab your wand and get back to Hogwarts because... It's Not Over Yet!

Hard Drive 13 is a conspiracy theory action adventure cliffhanger serial web series that follows the adventures of Nomad, a hacker and corporate spy as he uncovers the mother of all conspiracies. Joined by Dee, shadowy and gorgeous government agent, and pursued by the rogue black-budget Interplanetary Security Department, Nomad attempts to unravel what's really going on and, while he's at it, save the world from the gravest danger it's ever seen.

Blackwell Briggs and their CEO, Ian Briggs, show their true colours. They have been holding Ann Marie hostage and threatened to kill her if we didn't hand over documents showing they do not have legal rights to build a pipeline through a village in Zambia.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

http://www.welostourgold.com The first of eight videos that give clues to buried treasure in New York City. Want more piratey goodness? Come visit us @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Lost-Our-Gold/129123233775707

"Ian Briggs came in an SUV, with his goons, with Ann Marie. I threw gummy bears at the car. While others worked on the exchange I hopped into the SUV to check to see if it really was Ann Marie and not a ploy, it was...